welcome to Springboard

Since 2008, Springboard has been working with rural farmers, women and youth
to help turn their farms into profitable and sustainable enterprises in over
20 communities in Nigeria. We run a market-based solution for smallholder
farmers to become thriving farm owners.

Who We Are

Springboard is a network of Cocoa, Plantain and Rice smallholder farmers in Nigeria.

We are a Nigerian social enterprise with an exceptional business-and-development model, which we call Disempowered to Empowered Farmers Model (D2E). Our model empowers small scale farmers through a Cooperative movement that helps our farmers capture most of the value chain; sustainably grow much more food, sell more and sell for more.

The Problem

In its current setup, agriculture in Nigeria is a large-scale and unsustainable poverty trap. Agriculture employs 37% of the total Nigerian workforce, 80% of farmers are disempowered and marginalized. Nigeria spends over 6 billion USD annually to import food (for example Rice) which could be produced domestically.

Smallholders in Nigeria:

run their farms as subsistence and live in absolute poverty (They earn between $300 – $400 yearly)

are price-takers and depend on village traders, selling at less than 5% of retail value

have poor yield due to lack of know-how and best practices

lack expertise and resources to farm high-quality crops such as cocoa, plantain, and rice.

lack support to produce more sustainably, sell more, and sell for more

have dependents who suffer from a vicious cycle of poverty

personify a reason why rural youth migrate to the cities

How We Are Solving it

We organise smallholder farmers to access agribusiness support and fair, trusted, modern markets.

We Recruit

We Train

We Support

We Buy

We Sell

Impact in Numbers

Lives Impacted

Cocoa, Plantain & Rice Farmers

4

times more yield

20

Communities in Nigeria

Our Vision

Springboard envisions a Nation where small-scale farmers are prosperous, can make a sustainable and comfortable living.

Our Goal

By 2030, we will have 100,000 empowered farmers in our network across Nigeria growing cocoa, plantain, and rice, each making over USD 1,500 annually with over 1 million family members of these farmers benefitting from the improved income. Also, we constantly work towards serving the global market with highly nutritious healthy food products such as cocoa, plantain, and rice.